OK...so if this is the way to go, then what is the in-water process to use?
Currently (this is a very simplified version) under 5min to safety provide breaths and move toward safety.
Over 5min give breaths for a minute and move as fast as possible to safety.
If breaths aren't good enough when they change the protocol would we just move asap to safety with no breaths ?
Anyone care to guess on this one
...my FAVOURITE subject!
If you care to do a search on my posts, you'll discover a certain passion I have for this issue.
Essentially, I have advocated the removal of rescue breaths from most in-water scenarios for some time now, primarily due to the narrow window of opportunity available to resucitate a v.s.a. casualty before the onset of cerebral damage. It is also a reality that proper, effective ventillation of a patient is no easy task for professional rescuers in the dry, thus the odds of doing any good in the water are not so good. Better to make all speed for a hard, flat, dry surface before attempting resucitation. There are exceptions to this general idea, but you'll have to read back for my thoughts as I have written & re-written about it ad nauseum.
DSD